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Fruit Quality Traits and Nutritional Value of Tomato F1 Hybrids Derived from Traditional Varieties

Alicia Sánchez Sánchez
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Virginia Hernández
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Elena Sánchez
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Elia Molina
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Nuria Lopez
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Adrian Rodríguez-Burruezo
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José Fenoll
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Pilar Flores
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Pilar Hellín
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Version 1 : Received: 15 March 2024 / Approved: 15 March 2024 / Online: 18 March 2024 (09:05:46 CET)

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Sánchez, A.S.; Flores, P.; Hernández, V.; Sánchez, E.; Molina, E.; López, N.; Rodríguez-Burruezo, A.; Fenoll, J.; Hellín, P. Fruit Agronomic and Quality Traits of Tomato F1 Hybrids Derived from Traditional Varieties. Horticulturae 2024, 10, 440. Sánchez, A.S.; Flores, P.; Hernández, V.; Sánchez, E.; Molina, E.; López, N.; Rodríguez-Burruezo, A.; Fenoll, J.; Hellín, P. Fruit Agronomic and Quality Traits of Tomato F1 Hybrids Derived from Traditional Varieties. Horticulturae 2024, 10, 440.

Abstract

The high genetic diversity of the tomato and its high micronutrient content make this fruit very interesting from an economic and nutritional point of view. The genetic erosion suffered by this crop, due to breeding objectives based on yield and marketing, makes it necessary to return to the origins in search of the nutritional and organoleptic quality lost in traditional varieties. In this study, the agronomic, physical, organoleptic and nutritional characteristics of eighteen F1 hybrids obtained by crossing fourteen traditional varieties, previously selected for their quality, were studied to select genotypes of superior quality that could be candidates for new. All parameters studied were strongly influenced by genotype, showing a wide range between cultivars. Principal Component Analysis revealed the characteristics of each hybrid that made it stand out from the others. Some hybrids (H3, H4, and H6) stand out because of their high concentration of active compounds, others (H16, H15, H10, H17, H9, and H11) because of agronomic performance and high content of β-carotene, and H5 was the only one to contain chlorophyll in their ripe fruits. Finally, the evaluation index allowed the selection of five hybrids with interesting characteristics, combining good yield performance and high quality

Keywords

Landraces, tomato breeding, fruit quality, evaluation index

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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